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Peng, Yue – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2023
Adopting a learning ecology perspective, this study examined sojourners' formal classroom learning and the interactions between their learning in the classroom and their learning in the community. Data for the study were collected from semi-structured interviews and classroom observations involving 14 sojourners learning Chinese as a second…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Study Abroad
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Han, Shuangmiao – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2023
The development of English as Medium of Instruction (EMI) at the tertiary level has been accelerated by the ever-increasing degree of higher education internationalisation. The study, based on a survey with 112 students and semi-structured interviews with 16 instructors collected at a Sino-foreign cooperative education institution in China,…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Li, Citing; Li, Wendong; Ren, Wei – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2021
This paper reports on a longitudinal study that investigated how international students' personal network mediated their pragmatic choices during studying abroad in China. Data were collected over a year through different ways, including Study Abroad Network Questionnaire, role-plays, retrospective verbal reports, ethnographic interviews and…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Decision Making, Social Networks, Longitudinal Studies
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Andrews, Jane; Fay, Richard – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2020
This article explores some implications of plurilingualism and translingual practice for teaching and learning in higher education. Research in this area tends to focus on the undergraduate experience whereas our focus is on doctoral supervision, a less-discussed but rich site for studying plurilingual and translingual practice. We consider…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Multilingualism, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
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Moore, Emilee – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2016
In striving for internationalisation, government and university policies in Catalonia promote the use of English in classrooms in two ways that often overlap: (1) as a lingua franca aiding the participation of international students and (2) through immersion approaches targeting local students. However, as the findings presented in this article…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Higher Education, Educational Policy, International Education
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Nero, Shondel – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2009
This paper discusses the conception, goals, highlights, and outcomes of a four-week study-abroad seminar in the Dominican Republic (DR) for pre- and in-service teachers of English language learners from the New York metropolitan area. The seminar was designed to have teachers experience first-hand the phases and challenges of second language…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Curriculum, Seminars, Questionnaires, Second Language Learning